..The goal of this preliminary study was to use metagenomic approaches to investigate the taxonomic diversity of microorganisms in patients with bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ)...

..The authors conducted a study to address a preliminary finding that ONJ secondary to oral BP therapy with alendronate sodium in a patient population at the University of Southern California was more common than previously suggested...

Identification of microbial biofilms in osteonecrosis of the jaws secondary to bisphosphonate therapy

..The purpose of this article is to report for the first time the observation of multispecies microbial biofilms on affected bone in patients with osteonecrosis of the jaws (ONJ) secondary to bisphosphonate therapy...

..The objective of this report is to present the clinical experiences of several patients affected with osteonecrosis (ONJ) secondary to bisphosphonate (BP) therapy and to provide a discussion of the specific BPs implicated in this condition...

..Histopathologic and immunohistochemical findings were consistent with a diagnosis of isolated pagetoid reticulosis. This review discusses the nature of pagetoid reticulosis and addresses past and current concepts regarding the condition...

..By explicating the molecular events in the apoptotic pathway, unique therapeutic and pharmacologic strategies for regulating apoptosis may be developed in the future, reducing the morbidity associated with conditions like GVHD...

Expression of the serine protease DESC1 correlates directly with normal keratinocyte differentiation and inversely with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma progression

..As part of ongoing studies aimed at identifying the molecular events involved in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma progression, we recently isolated a novel serine protease, DESC1. This study was conducted to further characterize DESC1...

..Myofibroma involving the jaw bones represents a unique diagnostic and therapeutic challenge, and accurate diagnosis and management is predicated on careful correlation of radiographic and pathologic findings...

..In this report, we present a case of an undifferentiated malignant neoplasm of unknown origin presenting as benign inflammatory gingival lesions and we review the literature on metastases to the gingiva...

..The purpose of this study was to evaluate MSG-1 protein expression in cutaneous and mucosal melanocytic lesions, with the aim to explore its association with pigment production, malignant potential and UV light exposure...